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dyauspitryesterday at 8:45 PM3 repliesview on HN

It’s so addictive but so soul destroying. I feel dirty after spending time on that platform. The term brainrot fits perfectly.


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jaredsohnyesterday at 8:56 PM

I've started using these platforms for learning (stretch exercises, argentine tango patterns/musicality I might want to lead, etc) and am finding the experience to work better in those kinds of situations. Agree it can be brain rot if using it for entertainment, politics, etc.

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something765478yesterday at 9:02 PM

Yeah, I had to get rid of my youtube plus subscription because I was getting too addicted to the shorts.

munificentyesterday at 11:19 PM

Wait until a generation of people who have been mainlining that since infancy while their thought patterns were still being formed becomes old enough to vote.